OVERRATED 'Avatar,' again: To the surprise of no one, we haven't seen the last of James Cameron's billion-dollar blue people. Last week's news that the sequel will be filmed in Manhattan Beach surely inspired a nation of Na'vi-heads to mark a 2014 release date on their calendars, but watch the original again for a reminder of what's coming. Minus all those next-level 3-D effects, this film is like watching someone else play a video game, and a poorly written one at that.

OVERRATED 'Avatar,' again: To the surprise of no one, we haven't seen the last of James Cameron's billion-dollar blue people. Last week's news that the sequel will be filmed in Manhattan Beach surely inspired a nation of Na'vi-heads to mark a 2014 release date on their calendars, but watch the original again for a reminder of what's coming. Minus all those next-level 3-D effects, this film is like watching someone else play a video game, and a poorly written one at that. (20th Century Fox)

OVERRATED 'Avatar,' again: To the surprise of no one, we haven't seen the last of James Cameron's billion-dollar blue people. Last week's news that the sequel will be filmed in Manhattan Beach surely inspired a nation of Na'vi-heads to mark a 2014 release date on their calendars, but watch the original again for a reminder of what's coming. Minus all those next-level 3-D effects, this film is like watching someone else play a video game, and a poorly written one at that.